This intergovernmental organization was established following the Second World War in order to prevent the re-occurrence of a similar conflict in the future. The main offices of U.N. are in New York, Geneva, Nairobi and Vienna. The U.N. office in Turkey is mostly in charge of religious refugees from the Middle East—including Iran, meaning that Turkey hosts hundreds of those immigrants on its soil. Most of the Iranian asylums/refugees who go to turkey leave their countries illegally and therefore, do not have their passports. The U.N. is fully responsible for their stay in Turkey and sends them to different countries based on their eligibility. The application process for the U.N. takes an average of 2 years which can result in the deportation or acceptance of the applicants. Those who are rejected, are immediately deported to their original country and those who are accepted are eligible to go and live in their assigned country. Almost all of the political/religious refugees who come from an Islamic background escape Iran through this route which is very difficult and at times, humiliating. They have to work illegally as manual laborers during their stay in Turkey and most of them lose all their savings during the process.